Paeonia sterniana

Paeonia sterniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Paeoniaceae
Genus: Paeonia
Species: P. sterniana
Binomial name
Paeonia sterniana
H.R.Fletcher

Paeonia sterniana is a herbaceous peony first collected in the Tsangpo Valley in south-east Tibet at an altitude of 3000m. It bears solitary flowers in white, with very delicate petals. This peony is very rare in cultivation. It produces blue seeds in autumn. [1]

References

  1. Peonies: The Imperial Flower by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall ISBN 0-297-82424-4
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